Candy Project Control Software

Great news from the Managing Directors...

CCS / BuildSmart merger

   We are pleased to let you know that CCS and BuildSmart have merged. From the beginning of March, the new combined company will conduct business as Construction Computer Software (Pty) Limited.
This merger comes about due to the high degree of synergy between our two companies – both are totally focused on the Construction Industry and our products are highly complementary. This enables the enlarged CCS to offer a more integrated software solution to cover the entire range of project management systems for construction companies.
   CCS will now have two major products – Candy and BuildSmart, each with its dedicated modules and sub-programs. Candy is the Estimating and Project Control system and BuildSmart is a web-based ERP Construction Accounting system. Initially, we’ll maintain the separate identities of the two products, but they will merge naturally over time as the integration develops.
   While the new CCS takes over the responsibility and liability of all previous BuildSmart contracts, the people behind the BuildSmart product will be unchanged – the same people and the same dedication. Equally, the Candy product and support structure will remain unchanged.
   Mergers of this nature take a while to settle down and we are in no hurry to change the culture or methods of either the original companies. We will slowly absorb the strengths of both to evolve a strong and dependable organisation to tackle the construction industry’s current and future needs.
We assure you of our good service and look forward to your continued support.

Yours faithfully,
Construction Computer Software (Pty) Limited

Peter Reynolds Peter Cheney
Managing Director – Candy Managing Director – BuildSmart

Candy Project Control

Software solutions for the construction industry

Candy is a single-package, project control system designed by construction professionals specifically for the construction industry. The Estimating, Valuations, Planning, Cash Flow and Forecasting components integrate all aspects of a project’s construction process.

Ease of Use

Foremost in the design of Candy is the similarity of operation to manual methods. For example, free format worksheets allow the estimator to build up ideas that can be shared and understood by all in the estimating process. All the relevant data produced is immediately available for use on site to control the project using the post-tender facilities.

Advanced Features
Candy is much more than just an estimating and planning package. One of Candy's most powerful features is the unique facility to dynamically link money and time, i.e. linking the bill of quantities to the program of work. This link, between these two prominent factors of a construction project, provides a wealth of information at the finger-tips of both management and client.

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"The construction industry is re-inventing itself through the ever increasing pressures of shorter construction periods and tighter budgets. One of the essential tools available to contractors is Candy Project Control software. Candy enables us to speed up this process, whether for estimating, planning or certificates.

The integration between these activities offers us in-depth analysis, to either prevent or rectify difficult challenges that we are faced with on a daily basis.

CCS's focus on meeting the needs of their clients has allowed them to produce a package that has adapted to the dynamic forces of construction such as new forms of contracts, methods of construction and the reporting needs of the industry.

This is truly a product that the construction industry has worked together on to produce a world beater."

Andrew Hewitt, Estimating Director, Stefanutti & Bressan